What does a 20ft shipping container cost delivered in Laurel, MS?
A 20ft shipping container in Laurel is sold as one delivered number — the box plus the tilt-bed haul to your lot — and you can see it right now by entering 39440 (or your 39441 to 39443 ZIP) on our containers page. That number is set by grade, by standard or high cube height, and by the road miles from the Mobile depot that supplies most Laurel boxes, and it updates daily from the supplier feed, so we do not print it in an article.
A 20ft shipping container for sale in Laurel: what sets the cost
A 20ft shipping container for sale in Laurel — most people in Jones County just call it a conex box — comes in three choices that move the price, and the haul is the fourth. We show all four as one delivered figure on the containers page instead of a box price now and a trucking quote later.
Grade. Used wind and watertight is the lowest-cost way to own a 20ft: no holes, doors that seal, dents and surface rust included. Behind a shop or out on a few acres toward Soso or Heidelberg it is the right buy — see the 20ft used WWT. One-trip is near-new paint, floor and seals, and costs more; it earns that on a lot in town where the neighbours see it, or when the box will become a shop. See the 20ft one-trip, and one-trip vs used for what each grade actually promises.
Height. A 20ft high cube adds about a foot of headroom for a premium. It matters for shelving to the ceiling or a workbench you stand at all day; for boxes, tools and feed it does not.
The haul. Most Laurel boxes come off the Mobile depot, about 112 road miles away, with New Orleans the other option. The truck leg is priced on road miles from whichever depot holds the grade you pick, which is why the same 20ft can price a little differently in Laurel than in Hattiesburg. Every Laurel ZIP lands close together; the Laurel page shows the delivered prices for 39440.
What the delivered price covers, and what it does not
Covered: the container, the tilt-bed delivery, and a driver who sets it where you point. Not covered: a gravel pad or corner blocks, a permit if your lot needs one, and a failed drop. If the truck cannot set the box because the run is short or the ground is soft, that trip is billable.
Your card is authorized, not charged, until we confirm the order and the delivery window with you, and delivery is typically within a week or two after that. If you only need a box for a few months on a site you do not control, a local rental yard is honestly the better answer — renting vs buying in Laurel walks through where the line is.
Before you buy a 20ft container in Laurel
Measure for the 20. A tilt-bed needs about 110 feet of straight, firm, level ground to set a 20ft, plus 15 feet of clear sky. The older grid north of downtown Laurel has short drives under big oaks, and a 20 is often the only box that will fit there; clay ground out in the county can stay soft for days after a heavy rain. See delivery access and the 20ft container dimensions.
Make one call. Rules for a container kept on a residential lot differ town to town. Inside city limits, ask the City of Laurel Inspection Department whether a permanent 20ft container needs a permit — it is 160 sq ft, so ask whether it counts as a small accessory building. Outside the limits, call Jones County and ask what your parcel needs. The Laurel page has both contacts, and storage container permits covers what to ask.
Then plan a lock box and vents from the accessories page — they ship separately as bolt-on kits you install yourself, and theft and condensation are the two things that actually go wrong with a 20ft in south Mississippi. Weighing a bigger box? Read 20ft vs 40ft, or conex boxes for sale in Laurel for the 40ft side. See containers for sale — delivered price by ZIP
Buying a container?
Longleaf sells used and one-trip 20ft and 40ft shipping containers, delivered by tilt-bed across the Pine Belt. Enter your ZIP for the delivered price — it comes straight from the supplier feed and already includes the haul. Locks, vents, shelving and lights are on the accessories page. We sell; we do not rent.
- 20ft Standard Cargo Worthy (used) — from $2,885 delivered
- 20ft Standard One Trip (new) — from $3,635 delivered
- 20ft Standard Wind & Watertight (used) — from $2,470 delivered
- 40ft High Cube Cargo Worthy (used) — from $3,525 delivered
- 40ft High Cube One Trip (new) — from $4,925 delivered
- 40ft High Cube Wind & Watertight (used) — from $3,210 delivered
- 40ft Standard Cargo Worthy (used) — from $3,525 delivered
- 40ft Standard One Trip (new) — from $6,355 delivered
- 40ft Standard Wind & Watertight (used) — from $3,160 delivered
Keep reading
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- Where can I buy a 40ft high cube container in the Pine Belt? — 40ft high cube container for sale in the Pine Belt: used or one-trip, delivered by tilt-bed to your lot, and the 130 feet of run and headroom a 40HC needs.
- Shipping containers for sale in Hattiesburg, MS: what a delivered 20ft or 40ft really costs — Shipping containers for sale in Hattiesburg, MS: used and one-trip 20ft and 40ft boxes, what sets the delivered price, what it includes, what to check first.
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